Stereo Instantograph camera£650
14 Jan 1999 · Christie's · lot 266premium removed ↗
+ lens
Lancaster Stereo Instantograph
camera
The Lancaster Stereo Instantograph has 1 recorded sale: £650 (14 Jan 1999, Christie's). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 1 sale — too few for a typical price, so here it is.
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
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Generated summary, 3 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
What affects the value of a Stereo Instantograph?
Originality of the bellows, plate holders and brass fittings, plus the optical condition of both matched lenses, are the main factors that move the price up or down.
Facts
- Maker
- Lancaster
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 14 Jan 1999
- Latest sale
- 14 Jan 1999
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Lancaster Stereo Instantograph: 1 recorded sale, January 1999; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/l/lancaster/stereo-instantograph/